Police body camera footage has revealed the heartbreaking moment an officer discovered the body of a missing two-year-old boy in Las Vegas.
Jacoby Robinson Jr. was found dead inside a dumpster on June 7 near Lewis Avenue and 14th Street after his mother, Diaja Smith, 23, called 911 and claimed he had been abducted from a park.
Shortly after, the boy’s mother and father, Jacoby Robinson Sr., 24, were arrested and indicted by a grand jury. charges of murder and child abuse.
Police now believe Jacoby Jr. died before his mother placed his body in the dumpster, according to documents obtained by 8 News Now.
The shocking clip showed the moment a city sheriff’s deputy looked inside the nearly empty dumpster and found the deceased child.
Jacoby Robinson Jr. was found dead inside a dumpster on June 7 near Lewis Avenue and 14th Street after his mother, Diaja Smith, 23, called 911 and claimed he had been abducted from a park.
“Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck… look in there,” the officer told his partner with anguish in his voice.
The video begins with officers arriving at the dumpster as one of them shines a flashlight inside.
He then curses uncontrollably and takes a deep breath as his partner runs to the trash can and looks inside.
“Call the Metro,” the officer tells his partner.
Other surveillance footage showed Diaja pushing a stroller just before calling 911 later that day.
The clip shows the mother pushing two children in a stroller while holding another in a baby carrier on her chest.
She walks quickly with three children in a parking lot before crossing the street as another camera captures her walking toward a dumpster that is out of frame. Police believe Jacoby was already dead in the stroller.
Although she is not seen, a loud thud can be heard in the video just before she walks back with just two children. Police believe Jacoby was already dead in the stroller before she was dumped in the dumpster.
Photos of Jacoby Jr.’s body, obtained by 8 News Now, showed “significant signs of physical injuries to (his) head, torso and buttocks,” according to the documents.
Shortly after, Diaja (pictured) and the boy’s father, Jacoby Robinson Sr., 24, were arrested and indicted by a grand jury on charges of murder and child abuse.
Police believe Diaja dumped her son’s body in the trash bin shortly after 8 p.m. that day, according to the documents. She has since confessed that he was dead before he was dumped in the trash.
Authorities now believe the mother and father beat their son and his younger brother with electrical cords and belts, documents revealed.
Police believe Diaja dumped her son’s body in the trash shortly after 8 p.m. that day, according to documents.
Hours earlier, around 12:44 p.m., search history showed someone had searched Jacoby Sr.’s phone for “how to perform CPR,” according to the documents.
Further searching revealed that someone used the phone to make a call and searched for bus tickets from Las Vegas to Los Angeles.
In her 911 call, the mother said, “I can’t think right now. I don’t understand. I don’t understand what happened.”
Diaja later told police that her deceased son had died in the stroller, but denied hitting her children. She said Jacoby Jr. had suffered a seizure earlier that day, according to police.
in a Recent interview in prison, Jacoby Sr. denied allegations that he physically harmed his children.
“I don’t even hit my children and I didn’t kill my son,” he said.
Asked who took his son’s life, Jacoby Sr. said, “It was allegedly my girlfriend.”
Diaja is seen pushing a stroller with three children just before reporting Jacoby Jr. missing. On her way back, only two children were with her.
In a recent jailhouse interview, Jacoby Sr. denied allegations that he physically hurt his children. “I don’t even hit my kids and I didn’t kill my son,” he said.
The letters, obtained by 8 News Now, revealed the shocking conversations Diaja and Jacoby Sr. had about their son’s death.
“I feel so bad because I feel like I wasn’t doing the same for you, I was just on autopilot trying not to crash,” she said.
‘(Censored), Why didn’t I listen to you when you told me to stop booing the kids? I really hope you can forgive me. Deep down, I really love you. I cherished every moment you had with me. I wish I could have prepared one last meal for us. I’m sorry I didn’t think it through.’
The couple has five children. The two oldest are no longer in their custody, according to family members.
Diaja regained custody of Jacoby Jr. and two younger siblings in April, records show.
The Clark County Department of Family Services made three previous contacts with the family, records show.
The cause of the boy’s death has not yet been released. DailyMail.com has contacted the Clark County Coroner’s Office.
As of Thursday, both Diaja and Jacoby Sr. remain in jail without bail. They are expected to appear in court on Aug. 8.
